A special message from Eyal Lichtmann, CEO and Executive Director of the Regional Animal Protection Society Labour Day is a time to celebrate workers and their contributions to the world. This year...
Missing Pet? ALWAYS call RAPS First!
And make sure they are tattooed or microchipped too! Ace is an older, diabetic and partly blind Alaskan Husky. Recently, for reasons his family do not understand, Ace decided to tear apart the gate...
Cats just keep coming!
Two more mamas and litters rescued in recent days Earlier this year, RAPS rescued 50 cats and kittens from a hoarding situation in Richmond. Those rescues quickly grew to more than 70 animals!...
Yet more happy endings
Huge rescue of 50+ cats and kittens last spring means forever homes – and new families The huge rescue of cats from a hoarding situation earlier this year continues to result in happy...
MONDAY IS #NationalThriftShopDay!
National Thrift Shop Day is August 17. You might think this is not exactly a red-letter day like Thanksgiving or Canada Day – but consider the idea from a perspective of the environment and the...
10 animals saved from squalor in Richmond
A Cats, kittens, and dogs were rescued from squalid conditions at a Richmond home Friday, after neighbours reported their guardian has been unable to get back to Canada since the start of the...
Three dogs, 12 cats found abandoned in Richmond home
RICHMOND, B.C. — Numerous animals are now in the care of the Regional Animal Protection Society after being found abandoned and living among urine and feces in a home in Richmond. A neighbour called...
10 animals seized from B.C. home after owners left before COVID-19 pandemic
Animal welfare officials seized 10 animals on Saturday in a case of shocking animal neglect in Richmond, B.C. Eight cats and two dogs were seized from a home on Williams Road. The owners had left...
Neglected pets seized from Richmond home were abandoned at start of pandemic
Ten animals were taken away from a Richmond home after a “horrific” case of animal neglect. The Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) seized six cats, two kittens and...
Happy ending for Jay Z
Personalities change. Hissy, swatty cats can decide humans aren’t so bad after all. This black beauty made his way into a volunteer’s heart – and now sleeps in her bed with a whole new family of...